KEEP ON SERVING SHOULDER TO SHOULDER

"I shall give to peoples the change to a pure language, in order for them all to call upon the name of Jehovah, in order to serve him shoulder to shoulder."-ZEPHANIAH 3:9.



ABOUT 6,000 languages are now spoken throughout the earth.  Besides these, there are various dialects, or local forms of languages.  Whether people speak tongues as diverse as Arabic and Zulu, however, God has made it possible for humans everywhere to learn and speak the one and only pure language.  This is happening in fulfillment of a promise given through the prophet Zephaniah:  "I [Jehovah God] shall give to peoples the change to a pure language [literally, "a clean lip,"], in order to them all to call upon the name of Jehovah, in order to serve him shoulder to shoulder." -Zephaniah3:9.

The "pure language" is the truth of God found in his Word, the Bible. Especially is it the truth about God's Kingdom, which will sanctify Jehovah's name, vindicate his sovereignty, and bring blessings to mankind.  (Matthew 6:9, 10)  As the only spiritually clean tongue on earth, the pure language is spoken by people of all nations and races.  It enables them to serve Jehovah "shoulder  to shoulder,"   or "with one shoulder."   They thus serve him unitedly, or "with one consent." -The New English Bible. 

Next time: KEEP ON SERVING SHOULDER TO SHOULDER - No Place for Partiality

The Watchtower, 2002